Hess Has Decided on a New Field in Guyana
Has Hess decided to wrest Whiptail from Exxon? Hess has received approval for its sixth project in the Stabroek block, Whiptail, offshore Guyana. She enlisted the support of the country’s authorities. Already at the end of 2027, Whiptail’s capacity should increase by 250 thousand b/d. Resources at Whiptail are 850 …
Exxon And Petronas Hope To Repeat Guyana’s Success Offshore Suriname
Exxon and Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas will extend exploration of a gas field off the coast of Suriname, the country’s national oil company Staatsolie said. Expecting a repeat of the huge oil and gas success in the same basin offshore Guyana, researchers in Suriname are also reportedly considering a floating LNG …
The Biden Administration May Stop Exxon from Buying Pioneer
Blaming Exxon for high gasoline prices in the US, the administration of President Joe Biden will try to leave the deal to buy Pioneer, writes Reuters As a result of the merger of Pioneer and Exxon, the latter will become the largest producer of petroleum products in the region. Analysts …
The Government Approved the Rules for the Sale of Exxon’s Unclaimed Stake in Sakhalin-1
On September 28, the Government of the Russian Federation approved the rules for the assessment and sale of shares in the authorized capital of the limited liability company Sakhalin-1. The text of the relevant resolution is at the disposal of Interfax. According to the document, the assessment of the share …
Exxon and Hess Abandon Guyana Oil Block
US companies have abandoned exploration of the Kaieteur block in deepwater Guyana after disappointing exploration results. Exxon, Hess said they now want to focus on the highly productive Stabroek block, where more than 11 billion barrels of oil and gas have been discovered. The Kaieteur block, abandoned by Exxon and Hess, …
Exxon, Hess and CNOOC Prepare New Oil Project in Guyana
American and Chinese oil and gas companies are preparing to launch the sixth offshore oil project in the Latin American country. $12.93 billion has been allocated for its development. The new project, called Whiptail, will be commissioned in 2027. This is not the first permission for a new oil production …
ACG Shareholders Considering Buying Exxon and Chevron Shares
Shareholders of the project for development of Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli block of oil and gas fields in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea are considering buying shares held by the U.S. ExxonMobil Corporation and Chevron, Elshad Nasirov vice president for marketing and investment at Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR told Bloomberg. …
Exxon, Rosneft to Build LNG Plant with Japanese, Indian partners – sources
Russia’s Rosneft (ROSN.MM) and U.S. ExxonMobil (XOM.N) plan to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in a consortium with Indian and Japanese partners, spreading the estimated $15 billion cost, two sources familiar with the talks said. The four companies – Rosneft, Exxon, Japan’s SODECO and India’s ONGC Videsh (ONGC.NS)(ONVI.NS) …
Arctic Exploration: Industry’s Cold Feet Begin to Thaw as Activity Hots Up
Mark Thomas The fact that the Arctic offshore contains huge estimated oil and gas reserves is nothing new, despite the relatively small amount of hydrocarbons currently being produced from its waters. But a gradual thawing in the arguments against why responsible exploration and development activity cannot take place has brought …